Sleeve-grip



B. BEALE.

SLEEVE GRIP.

APPLHCATION FILED MAY 23 1919.

, Patented ADI. 6,

BEEELE Beale W I Gl'lozunlre 'ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BESSIE IBEALE, OF BROADSTONE, ENGLAND.

SLEEVE-GRIP.

Application filed. May 23, 1919.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bnssm BEALE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Roman Towers, Broadstone, Dorset, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Grips, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to means for gripping the sleeve of a garment, especially a sleeve with flares, when in use by a wearer thereof and holding it closely adjacent and in substantial conformity to the arm of the person.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide a sleeve grip by which a person may, with ease, insert the sleeved arm 'into a sleeve of another garment, without danger of rumpling the first-mentioned sleeve, and which is of that nature to embrace the sleeve throughout a substantial length thereof so that the sleeve will not be stretched or distorted during the procedure or in the removal of the device from operative re lation thereto, and which permits the folds of the sleeve to remain in substantially the desired folded position within the second sleeve, when the deviceis removed; which is inexpensive to manufacture; and which may be quickly placed into and removed from operative relation to the sleeve, with. ease.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing; forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment of my invention as applied to the sleeved arm of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sleeve grip itself.

In the drawings, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the two views, A designates the sleeve of a garment; B the arm of its wearer; C, the hand; D, a sleeve embracing member; and E a device for connecting the member D to the hand of the wearer.

The sleeve embracing member D may be made of celluloid, metal, such as spring steel, whale bone, or other inherently resilient material and in the example shown is in the form of a coil, preferably spiraliform as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By so forming the embracing member, when placed about the arm of the user,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. (5, 1920.

Serial No. 299,269.

it conforms more to the taper of the arm, and when not in use, the convolutions of the coil may be placed one within the other, rendering the device very compact and suitable for vending in cnvelops or similar packages. It also facilitates placing of the device in the pocket of a garment when its use is not required. In order to prevent damage to a sleeve, such as one made wholly or in part of lace, or relatively hin fabric, the end portions of the coil in the examples shown, are rounded as at 3.

The device E for connection with the hand of the user is preferably made of a looped piece of elastic material, especially when intended for use in connection with a grip intended for relatively short sleeves, but may be made of tape, or other suitable flexible material, and in the example shown is trained through an eyelet at disposed at the smaller-end portion of the member D as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The device E may be conveniently disposed about the thumb of the user as shown in Fig. l of the drawing, retaining the member D in the desired position without doubling the fingers into the palm of the hand, or in other words, the sleeved arm, with the sleeve retained in the desired position by means of the sleeve grip may be passed into the sleeve of another garment, with the fingers, as well as the thumb extended, thus not forming the hand into a fist.

As an example of use, in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the sleeve A before folding is indicated by dotted lines and the user may arrange the sleeve in folds, as indicated in full lines, as desired, after which the coiled sleeve embracing member may be whipped, so to speak, abor t the sleeve, drawing the convolution into intimate contact with the sleeve, after which the device E is arranged about the thumb, holding the sleeve and folds thereof closely adjacent and in substantial conformity to the arm of the person. After the sleeved arm has been disposed in the sleeve of another garment, the device may be removed by disengaging the member E from the thumb, permitting the member D to expand and be drawn from the sleeve, leaving the sleeve in a folded condition.

I claim:

1. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, an eyelet at one end portion of said coiled member, and a looped elastic member trained through said eyelet for connection with the hand of the user.

2. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, an eyelet at one end portion of said coiled member, and a looped flexible member trained through said eyelet for connection with the hand of the user.

3. A sleeve grip comprising in combina tion, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, and a looped elastic member for connection of said coiled member with the hand of the user.

4. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, and a looped member for connection of said coiled memher with the hand of the user.

5. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, and an elastic member for connection of said coiled member with the hand of the user.

6. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a spiraliform sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, and a device for connection of the smaller end portion of said spiraliform member with the hand of the user.

T. A sleeve grip comprising in combination, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, and a device for connection of said member with the hand of the user.

8. As an article of manufacture, a spirali form sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material, having its end portions rounded.

9. As an article of manufacture, a spiraliform sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material.

10. As an article of manufacture, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently re= silient material, having its end portions rounded.

11. As an article of manufacture, a coiled sleeve embracing member of inherently resilient material.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature BESSIE BEALE. 

